Vending machine



Nov. 17, 1931. M. T. ASHE VENDING MACHINE Original Filed Dec. 30, 192'. 5 Sheets-Sheet l Nov. 17, 1931. M. T. ASHE 1,832,081

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50, 1927 5 Sheets-Shee JZZ Orn ea 6 Nov. 17, 1931. M. T. ASHE VENDING MACHINE 5 Sheets$hee Original Filed Dec. 30, 1927 Nov. 17, 1931. M. T. ASHE VENDING MACHINE Original Filed Dec. '30, 192". 5 Sheets-Shes fi mm 2 pm 2 Patented Nov. 17, 1931 MARSELIU'S T. ASHE, GARDEN CITY, NEW YORK VENDING MACHINE Application filed December 30, 1927, Serial No. 243,708. Renewed February 14, 1931.

This invention relates to vending machines and has for its object to provide a new and improved device'of this description.

The invention has a further object to pro- -'5 vide a vending machine for vending materials such as gum, candy and the like and which is operated by means of a coin. 'The invention has further objects which are more particularly pointed out in the accompanying description.

Referring now to the drawings, Fig.1'is a front view of one form of vending machine embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the vending machine shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a vertical, sectional view through the machine, with parts brokenaway.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged viewof Fig. 4, with parts omitted.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged front view of the device shown in Fig. 4, with parts omitted. Fig. 7 is an enlarged sectional view taken 3525 on line 77 of Fi Fig. 8 is an enlarged sectional view taken on line 88 of Fig. 6, showing the coin re turning mechanisi Fig. 9 is an enlarged sectional view taken on line 9-9 of Fig.

Fig. 10 is a view of the locking bar on the back plate. 7 V

Like numera s refer to like parts throughout the several figures. p

Referring now to the drawings, I have shown a vending machine having a-case 1 provided with an enlargement 2 at the bottom thereof. The case is provided'at' the front with a mirror 3. The case contains material to be vended and the vending mechanism. e

I have shown a case containing two sets of vending mechanism placed side by side. These two mechanisms are similar and I will describe one of them and apply the same reference numerals to the other with the addition'of the exponent a to such reference numerals.

The coins, by means of which the device is operated, are placed in the coin openings 4 and do. When the coin is placed in the .coin opening at, for example, (see Fig. 9), it passes into the coin chute 5. If a magnetic slug, instead of a coin, is inserted, it is removed 7 from the coin chute by the magnet 13 If the material has been exhausted or substantially exhausted from the material receptacle 6, the coin will be returned to the purchaser. Under these conditions, the finger 7 which is connected with the shaft 8, 50 carried by the supports 8a, and which nor mally engages thematerial in the receptacle 6 exposed through the opening 9, is forced through said opening, when the material is exposed, bythe weight 10, also connected with the shaft 8. This moves a coin stop 11 into the path of the coin in the chute and holds said coin. The movementof the coin stop which is pivotally connected to a fixed part 12 by the pivot 13, is brought about by the finger 7 through the connecting piece 14 connected with the finger 7. The coin is returned to the purchaser from; the coin stop 11 as hereinafter set out.

If there is material in the material receptacle 6, the coin stop 11 is out of the chuteand the. coin placed in the opening 4, drops through the chute into the coin holder 15 of the coin'wheel 16 mountedupon the shaft 17. T here are a plurality-of coin holders 15 on the coin wheel. W'hen the coins enter the coin holders 15, they are stopped by the project ons 18, (see Fig. 6), which hold the coins so that a portion thereof projects beyond the coin holder, as shown in Figs. 6 and 9.-This coin then connects the operating handle 19 with the material delivery member by means of the following mechanism. T heoperating handle, in this. case, rotates and is provided with a cam 19. A cam engaging part-20, preferably a roller, engages this cam and is connected with an arm 21 pivoted at 22, (see Fig. 6) to the lower part of the machine.

The arm 22 is operatively connected to a coin engaging part 23. (see Figs. 6 and 9). This connection. is made by means of a connecting piece 24 which works in a slot 25 in the arm. This connecting piece is connected with the coin engaging part 23. The coin engaging part is rotatably mounted. on the s 15 is a coin returning member :28.

shaft 17 by the side pieces 27, the connecting piece 24 being connected with one of these side pieces. The connecting piece 24 is connected to one of the side pieces 27a of the other coin engaging part 20a. The coin engaging parts 23, as above set out, are rotatably connected with the' shaft, 17 while. the coin wheel; is,. iastened te saidshait. he coin engaging device may be moved without rotating the shaft when there is no coin in the coin holder. When there-*is-a-coinin thecoin holder so that the coin wheel is rotatechthe shaft 17 is rotated.

Connected with. the ,coin engaging partrQIS Connected ,-.withtheeoperating handle? 18 isiasrodx29 can trying, a retracting spring 30 which one end held by a stopjSl, the, other end engaging theupper end 32rofthe arm21. ldlhenthe e20 operatingphandleris rotatechthe cam 19en- V theeam engaging part/20,011 the arm 7 -21 and 1 causes the arm vto .be moved i to the Q JQOSitiQIlzSh-OWH in 8. Ifthere is avcoin .in the coin holder, below-thecoinclnite, this 4 25 :jnovement of the arm causes the coin engaging -p,art:i23rt-o engage thexco' and move the coin Wh cl;16,;;giving it a partial rotationa'iThis c inwheel Whenmovedthrough ajpartial ro- ,ta'tie11,- causes; a; partial rotation of the shaft 17. gThis-shaitjihas connected :therewith a pinio1r33 which is operativelyjconnected with pinion 3-i-by-ineans of an intermediate pinion :35. The-shaft 36! of the pinion 3 1 :carrice the material delivering member -37. Thus :3 member is: provided with a series of supporttraces 38 which 1 pass below the material receptacle 6,thelowerpiece-:ofimaterial there- ;inbeing supported on OilSlOfithQSQafflCGS, (see 'Figs. 5 and 9). Oppositeeach-faceisamarterial el-igagingpart 39.

, YlVhen thezmaterial delivering-member is anoved .iforw'ardrone step, this materialwen gaging-part.-;engagesthe lower piece I of ma- "terial in therreceptacle HIICliHIOVGS it from 1the; receptacle discharging it intothe mate- ,riahdeliverychute .40, (see ,1 igs. a4 and: 9) Where :it :may :be zI'QIXlO'VQQl by the f purchaser =throughttheopening141. .Another one ofthe supporting :facesuoi theitmaterial delivering member: passesrunder the niaterial receptacle 'and receivesithenext:pieceof material. The pinions, shafts and associated parts are {mounted upon suitable gframe members 42 connected with :the ;supports 743 by the fasitening device iii. The cam 19Tissarranged'so that whzen the :material delivering mernher z-has been moved forward a :suiiicient amount. that'iskone step, -the cam engaging part 2O sandithe arm 21mm returned to their initial.

positions by the springl30. v-Themoveinent' :o'f tlIGl'OPQI ZLfiDQdIRIIdlQ 18in either dn'em' iii-i011 -moves the cam engaging partQO ittmay inove'out "of the recess and'ipass into "movedbvhim through the'opening 41. The

.-.secured by mounting uponthe-shai't 17 a star wheel ifiihaving on its peripherya series oi recesses 46. Co-op'erating with this star wheel is a wheel i? which engages one of these recesses-as showninFigfh, when the material delivering member is in the proper position under the material receptacle 6. In order to .anaintain the .-,star-wlieel-1and. the wheel 47 in proper relation, the star wheel is provided *on each: side with therplates-iS. :Thisis very clearlyshown'at the leitsideaoilFig. 6; iThe wheel-47 is'movable with relation to the star :wheel so:that' when'thest'ar:wheel'is rotated,

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in :the construction -shown, theiwheel -47 is "mounted upon the arm 4e9 pivoted. to the Fframe iQ at'50. A retracting spring is'provided to normally press the wheel 47: toward 190 the star wheel'. Inthe'construction shown, tl'ns spring '51 is 'connected to "an arm 52 connected with thearm-4-9 so thatthetwo arms :will: move together. As the coiir wheel 16 is rotated, the coins in the: coin holders drop "out as'theypasshelow tlie shaift 17 and fall into the'coin receptacle 53 and -may beremovedwhen the vending machine is refilled with "material. If there'is no' coin in the coin holder of t'he'coin wheel directly below the coin chute, the movement of the handle and the camengaging part .20 and arm :21 will produce Io-effect, *the coin 'engaging narts' and'23a simply rotating on V the sh ft 17 withoutmovingthe coin wheel 16. When the material has beenexhausted, "the coin stop 11 projects into *thecoinchute. as shown in Fig. 9. lf,'now, the handleis 'inn'nech'the cam engaging pa'rtfiO and arm 21 i move forward, but since there isnocoin in =the coinwheel, there is no movement of such coin wheel. During this .forward movement oi the cam engaging part QOflche end'ot the arm 54; engages the part 54 thereon engages the part connected with the side'hh of the coin-chute, (see Figs. 8 and 9), and moves the =side"55 of the coin chute about a pivot so as to release the coin held by-the coin stop 11. This coin then "falls on to "the co n *retur'n 'device 528 and is discharged into the return coin chute 57 which connects withthe inaterial delivering chute 40 so that'the coin may he returned to the'purc haser and 'be 'reside '55 of the coin chute is moved 'back'by the spnn g'58.

"The'partBSot t 1e coin'chute is n'lounted upon a pin 60 provided with the torsional spring 61 which tends tohold itiagainst the end *ot the side 62 "of the coin chute. Elie end of the coin chute is arranged to properly guide the coin into one of the coin holders 15 on the coin wheel 16. The parts are further arranged so that any device larger in diameter than the proper coin will not pass into the coin holder and hence cannot be used to secure the material vended. The back plate 63 of the casing is removable for replenishing the material in the material receptacles and for removing the coins. It is locked in position by means of a locking bar 6A hinged at 65, (see Figs. 10 and 11). A lock 66 is provided in the bottom of the casin for a key by means of which the locking bar may be released or held in its locking position.

It will be noted that by means of the projections 18 the coin wheel acts to calibrate the coins and when a coin is smaller than that for which the machine is adapted this coin will fall through and not operate the device.

I claim 1. A vending machine comprising a casing, a coin chute, a coin wheel under said chute, said coin wheel provided with a coin holder into which apart of the coin is received, the other part of said coin projecting therefrom, a coin engaging device for engaging the projecting part of the coin in said coin holder, an operating handle rotatable about its central axis and accessible on the exterior of the casing, a cam connected with said handle, and means actuated by said cam for moving said engaging part so as to move the coin Wheel, a material delivering member adapted to deliver the material to be vended and an operative connection between said coin wheel and said material delivering member and means for preventing action of the device by something other than the coin for which the device is adapted.

2. A vending machine comprising a casing, a coin chute one side of which consists of a pivoted spring pressed member, a coin wheel under said chute, said coin wheel provided with a coin holder into which a part of the coin is received, the other part of said coin projecting therefrom, a coinengaging device for engaging the projectingpart of the coin in said coin holder, an operating handle rotatable-about its central axis and accessible on the exterior of the casing, a cam con nected with said handle, and means actuated by said cam for moving said coin engaging part so as to move the coin wheel, a material delivering member adapted to deliver the material to be vended, and an operative connection between said coin wheel and said ma terial delivering member, said material delivcring member provided with a series of faces adapted to be successively brought in position to receive the material to be discharged.

8. A vending machine comprising a casing,

a coin chute, a coin wheel under said chute,

said coin wheel provided with a coin holder into which-a part of the coin is received, the

other part of said coin projecting therefrom, a

said coin wheel being provided with means for preventing coins smaller than the coin for which the machine is adapted from operating the device, a coin engaging device for engaging the projecting part of the coin in said coinrholder, an operating handle rotatable about its central axis andaccessible on the exterior of the casing,a cam connected with said handle, and means actuated by said cam for moving said coin engaging part so as to move'the coin wheel, a material delivering member adapted to deliver the material to be vended, an operative connection between said coin wheel and said material delivering member, and a coin stop for preventing the coin from entering the coin holder when the material to be vended has been exhausted,

4. A vending machine comprising a casing, a coin chute, a coin wheel under said chute, said coin wheel consisting of two separate members separated by a space and provided with a coin holder into which a part of the coin is received, the other part of said coin projecting therefrom, a coin engaging device for engaging the projecting part of the coin in said coin holder, an operating handle rotatable about itscentral axis and accessible on the exterior of the casing, a cam connected with said handle, and means actuated by said cam for moving said coin engaging part so as to move the coin wheel, a material delivering member adapted to deliver the material to be vended, an operative connection between said coin wheel and said material delivering member, a coin stop for preventing the coin from entering the coin holder when the material to be vended has been exhausted, and means for returning said coin to the purchaser.

5. A vending machine comprising a casing, a coin chute, a coin wheel under said chute, said coin wheel provided with acoin holder into which a part of the coin is received. the other part of said coin projecting therefrom, a coin engaging device for engaging the projecting part of the coin in said coin holder, an operating handle rotatable about its central axis and accessible on the exterior of the casing, a cam connected with said handle, and means actuated by said cam for moving said coin engaging part so as to move the coin wheel, a material delivering member adapted to deliver the material to be vended an operative connection between said coin wheel and said material delivering member, and means for preventing a device different in diameter from the coin for which the machine is adapted, from lodging in said coin holder.

6. A vending machine comprisinga coin chute, a material receptacle the material receptacle and chute being side by side a coin stop normally out of the way of the coin,

4; means:

means forv automatically moving: the GOin stopin-tothe pathof the cointo stop Said coin when: the material to be Vended is exhausted, and means for releasing said, coin when the;

machine is operated and returningdt tethe purchaser. V.

'Z'. A vending machine comprising a; coin chute, a coin stop normallyout oft-he Way of: the coin, means forautomatically moving the coin stop in to thepathof the coin to-stop said, coin: when the material to be vended iseX;

, haaust-ed, a coin Wheel belowsaid coin chute=,va; CO1I1, holder on said Wheel, a coin, engaging coin stop. 7 v i "8-. AI vending machine comprising a, coin chute, a,c01nv stop normallyout ofntheaway of partand means: connected. with said; coin engaging part for releasing'the eoingtrorn said;-

the coin,.means for automatically moving the coinstopinto thepath of the coin to stop said;

coin-When. the material; to be .Vended is exhausted, a: coin Wheel, below said. com chute; a. com holden on sald. Wheel, coin engaging D part, meanszconnected With; said coinrengag: ing parttfor releasing.- the coin fromsald coin stop, and a coin returning device connected with; said. coin engaging'rpartg for directing the coin so that it will be returned to the pur chaser. V Signed at: Chicago, county of Cook, and State oi I llin0is this-15 th day of December,

MARSELIUS- ASHE. 

